Topic: Philanthropy

Supporting the next generation of scientists

The John C. Martin Memorial Lectureship | 2025

Honoring the legacy of the renowned scientist, visionary businessman and global health pioneer John C. Martin, this annual event celebrates scientific advancements and collaboration across academia and industry with the goal of benefitting human health. Keynote speakers include Steven McKnight (UT Southwestern Medical Center) and Gregg Alton (Gilead).

Opening the Chi-Huey Wong Laboratories for Biomedical Research

Scripps Research leadership, philanthropists and scientists celebrated the recent dedication of the new Chi-Huey Wong Laboratories for Biomedical Research on October 23, 2024, with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception. Philanthropic support from several donors made this exciting addition to Scripps Research’s award-winning Hazen campus possible. Notably, Samuel Yin, Taiwanese businessman, prominent philanthropist and creator of the Tang Prize, provided generous seed funding to construct the new facility. His son, Chung-Yao Yin, attended the event and delivered remarks on his father’s behalf. Professor Chi-Huey Wong, the building’s namesake, also attended, as well as Scripps Research supporter Jim Zolin, who named the building’s first-floor conference room. The state-of-the-art Chi-Huey Wong Laboratories is one of the largest facilities built by the institute and marks a significant milestone in Scripps Research’s efforts to enable interdisciplinary collaborations across chemical and life sciences.

Skaggs Biomedical Research Symposium at Scripps Research

Students, faculty, and leadership from seven institutions across the west came together at Scripps Research for the 2024 Skaggs Biomedical Research Symposium—a celebration of life-changing innovations originating from our labs. Throughout three days of oral presentations, poster sessions and networking, participants shared and explored the groundbreaking science made possible by the generosity of the Skaggs family.

How donations empower future scientists | The Skaggs family’s impact

Why are donations important in empowering the future leaders of science? As a nonprofit organization, Scripps Research relies on generous contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations to support our many biomedical research and educational programs, including our top-10 ranked doctoral program. The most impactful and enduring of these contributions came from the Skaggs family, who have a long and storied history of supporting nonprofit biomedical research and education programs across the western United States. In 2018, Scripps Research announced that the Skaggs family made a lead gift through The ALSAM Foundation toward the institute’s $100 million campaign to establish endowed fellowships for students in its Graduate Program. In honor of this gift, the program was renamed the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences.

Empowering discovery

A Celebration of Gratitude 2023

On Thursday, October 5, 2023, invitees gathered for the second annual donor appreciation event: A Celebration of Gratitude. The event celebrates the donor impact on the transformative research and groundbreaking discoveries taking place at Scripps Research. This year’s program included a panel discussion and live Q&A featuring Arnab Chatterjee, Katja Lamia and Tom Daniel. After the program, guests were invited to explore interactive science stations.